Synopsis
by Hal Erickson

This is also "The One Where Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) Finds Out Her Dad Isn't Her Dad"-- thus launching one of the series' most poignant (and hilarious) story threads. Appropriately enough, the episode occurs at Christmas time, when Monica (Courteney Cox) tries to tip the paperboy, mailman, and the rest with homemade cookies, and is not always greeted with the appropriate holiday spirit. As for Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Chandler (Matthew Perry), they've reversed the usual procedure and done their Christmas shopping late -- a bit too late.